Arthur Bell Funeral Directors

06/05/2026

Dora Inman
30th December 1943 – 16th April 2026

Any enquiries please contact Arthur Bell Funeral Directors on 01924 822281

01/05/2026

24/03/2026

Norma Matthews
18th May 1933 – 16th March 2026

Norma of Stanley, passed away peacefully on 16th March. Beloved wife to the late Percy, mum, grandma, great grandma, great great grandma and a dear friend to many.
The service to celebrate Norma’s life will take place on Tuesday 7th April, at Arthur Bell Private Chapel of Rest, 1.30pm followed by a burial in Stanley Cemetery. All are welcome at the Wheatsheaf pub after the service.

Any enquiries please contact Arthur Bell Funeral Directors on 01924 822281

16/03/2026

As part of Mother’s Day Light a Candle, we’ve shared virtual memorial candles to help honour the memories of your loved ones. Here are the remaining memorial candles that were submitted.

Thank you to everyone who created a memorial candle.

15/03/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who has submitted a remembrance candle so far. Our candle initiative will come to an end today (Sunday 15 March).

Candles submitted before 5pm today will be shared on our page on Monday 16 March.

https://gbnf.online/300497

13/03/2026

Here are some more memorial candles. If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.

https://gbnf.online/300497

09/03/2026

We’d like to thank everyone who’s created a virtual candle for their loved one so far.

Here are some more memorial candles. If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.

https://gbnf.online/300497

06/03/2026

Alan Downing
16th May 1947 – 1st March 2026

Alan passed away on Sunday 1st March at home with his wife and family around him, aged 78. Alan was a beloved and cherished Husband, Son, Dad, Grandad and Great Grandad who will be sadly missed.

All are welcome to attend a funeral service and celebration of his life at Wakefield Crematorium on Friday 20th March at 13:20.
Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu to Sarcoma UK, a donation box will be provided at the service.

Any enquiries, please contact Arthur Bell Funeral Directors on 01924 822281

04/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who’s submitted a memorial candle so far. We’ve now started to create your personalised virtual candle posts, and they’ll begin to appear on our page shortly.

If you don't see your candle yet, please don't worry, we’ll share it soon. If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.

https://gbnf.online/300497

02/03/2026

Remember your loved ones this Mother’s Day.

From 02 March - 16 March we’ll be posting remembrance candles as a special token to those who can’t be with us this Mother’s Day.

If you would like to create a remembrance candle, please click the link below where you can choose a design and write a short message to a loved one.
Your candles will be posted to our page throughout the period.

https://gbnf.online/300497